Golden Horseshoe Golf Club / Williamsburg, Va.: Commemorates its 50th anniversary with the Golden Golf Package, which includes accommodations at the Williamsburg Lodge and golf on the Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed Gold Course. The package is valid March 22 through Dec. 31.
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Ping Leads All Brands In Golf Digest "Hot List" With 11 Gold Awards
Ping: Reports the company won more Golf Digest Hot List gold awards, 11, than any other brand in the annual review of the newest products on the market. This is the second successive year Ping has led the gold count.
Ping Signs World-Champion Swimmer Michael Phelps To Play Its Custom-Fit Clubs
Ping: Signs world-champion swimmer Michael Phelps to an endorsement agreement to play a full set of the company’s custom-fit clubs.
Successful 60th PGA Merchandise Show Has Industry Enthusiastic About The Business Of Golf In 2013
PGA of America: Reports on the recently completed PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla., and announces a change in the day pattern for the 2014 show. Next year’s PGA Merchandise Show will be held Tuesday-Friday, Jan. 21-24.
Black Magic Wedge: Loft Matters, Even When Putting
Black Magic Wedge: Reports on the need for loft – even in selecting a putter.
Concord, N.C., Edwin Watts Golf Shop Honored With Platinum Award From Association Of Golf Merchandisers
Edwin Watts Golf Shops: Concord, N.C., store, receives a Platinum Award from the Association of Golf Merchandisers. To be considered for a Platinum Award, golf shops were judged on the following criteria: creative ideas, revenue-generating initiatives, promotions and visual displays.
Billy Casper Golf Names Kyle Ragsdale Chief Marketing Officer
Billy Casper Golf: Appoints Kyle Ragsdale to the newly-created position of chief marketing officer.
Global Turf Equipment To Exhibit At 2013 Golf Industry Show, Booth #4351
Global Turf Equipment: To exhibit at the Golf Industry Show, Feb. 6-7 in San Diego, Calif.
CourseTrends Chosen By 2 New Clients To Provide Their Website, Email Marketing And E-Commerce Solutions …
CourseTrends: To design and host the websites for Southbridge Golf Club in Savannah, Ga., and Bow Island Golf Club in Bow Island, Alberta, Canada.
SteelFiber Takes Second At Torrey Pines
Aerotech Golf: SteelFiber composite iron shafts were played by a second-place finisher at the Farmers Insurance Open.
GolfNow’s Deal Caddy Social Commerce Site Generates $3.6 Million In Revenues For Operators In 2012
GolfNow: Deal Caddy, a social commerce website that helps courses market rounds, products and stay-and-play offers, generated $3.6 million in revenues for participating courses in 2012.
Golf Genius Software: Chosen as the software provider for The First Tee of Metropolitan New York, and will incorporate its GolfLeagueGenius product throughout the organization’s network of facilities.
UST Mamiya® Awarded “Best In Show” By GolfWRX.com At The 2013 PGA Merchandise Show
UST Mamiya: New recoil iron shafts received one of eight Best in Show awards by GolfWRX.com at the PGA Merchandise Show. UST Mamiya was the only shaft company awarded this honor.
NexbeltTM Seeking Experienced Sales Reps As They Expand Markets in U.S.
Nexbelt: Announces the company is expanding its sales staff and currently hiring new sales representatives.
Casa De Campo To Host 9th Annual Spring Shootout
Casa de Campo / La Romana, Dominican Republic: To host the ninth Casa de Campo Spring Shootout, April 21-25. The 54-hole stroke-play event is open to all amateurs and played on the resort’s Teeth of the Dog, Dye Links and Dye Fore courses.
Perry Ellis International: Extends its license for PGA Tour golf apparel into Canada and Latin America. … Royal & Awesome: Scotland-based apparel manufacturer launches its new plus twos as well as women’s pants, shorts and skorts, complemented by a small range of men’s and women’s shirts, socks and belts.
Jack Nicklaus Digital Course Solutions: Digital and interactive course marketing tools are launched at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla. The core of the product range is a smartphone app for both iPhone and Android that allows golfers to access 3-D flyovers of holes, a measuring tool that requires no data connection, and a scoring system with a live leaderboard for their group. … Bracketron: Announces the release of its universal golf GPS and smartphone mount. The mount installs in seconds to the handle bars of a push cart or on the vertical upright of motorized golf carts, and it’s design allows the clamping arms to open to 4.5 inches wide to accommodate most GPS devices, iPods and smartphones.
PGA of America: Names Michael O’Donnell as its new senior director of Golf 2.0 and player development, and Mike Quirk as its new senior director of merchandising. … Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: Announces that Golf Channel personalities Brandel Chamblee and Tim Rosaforte will serve as keynote panelists at the Golf Industry Show’s General Session on Thursday, Feb. 7, in San Diego, Calif. … Golf Swing Shirt Co.: Signs three-time major champion Padraig Harrington to an endorsement agreement. The Golf Swing Shirt is a golf swing trainer that is designed to promote the feeling of connection between the arms and the body throughout the swing. … Georgia State Golf Association: Elects Chuck Palmer of Atlanta to a one-year term. … The First Tee of the Triangle / Raleigh, N.C.: Announces that Bill Noble, principal at The Trust Company of the South, has joined its 2013 board of directors.
Texas Golf Association: Assumes the role of managing agent of the Trans-Mississippi Golf Association, which was founded in 1901 and conducts three annual championships – the Trans-Mississippi Amateur, Senior Amateur and Four-Ball.
Swingbyte’s Video Integration Fuels 350 Percent Increase In Orders for 2.0 Version of 3-D Wireless Swing Analyzer
Swingbyte: Announces that pre-orders for version 2.0 of its 3-D wireless swing analyzer taken at last week’s PGA Merchandise Show increased 350 percent over orders at the 2012 show.
